Craig Gilmore
Organizer and independent researcher active in prison abolition efforts; co-founder of the California Prison Moratorium Project, contributor to LA prison movements, and co-author of essays in Abolition Geography.
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Feb 20, 2026 • 2h 33min
The Anti-State State w/ Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Craig Gilmore (Unlocked)
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, professor and long-time abolition organizer, and Craig Gilmore, prison abolition organizer and researcher, explore the concept of the "anti-state state." They discuss how the state shifts from welfare to policing provision, carceral constituencies, Medicaid reorganization, land and care-based abolition, and examples of community-led alternatives. The conversation centers on strategy, municipalism, and durable models for collective provisioning.
Jan 26, 2026 • 22min
Teaser - The Anti-State State w/ Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Craig Gilmore (01/26/26)
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, a leading prison abolition scholar and author, and Craig Gilmore, organizer and researcher in prison abolition, discuss the idea of the “anti-state state.” They explore how the state shifts from welfare to policing, how institutions adopt carceral logics, and why this reorganization matters now. Short, sharp conversations on austerity, institutional change, and carceral expansion.
